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What is the primary focus of contingency theory?
What is the primary focus of contingency theory?
- The uncertainties surrounding organizations in their environment (correct)
- The importance of knowledge and related intangibles
- The optimal form of contract to control relationships
- Understanding the adoption process of innovations
Which theory considers knowledge and related intangibles as important to competitive advantage?
Which theory considers knowledge and related intangibles as important to competitive advantage?
- Knowledge-based view (KBV) (correct)
- Social capital theory (SCT)
- Resource dependence theory (RDT)
- Dynamic capability view
What is the main objective of organizational information processing view (OIPV)?
What is the main objective of organizational information processing view (OIPV)?
- To reduce context specific uncertainty and equivocality through information processing (correct)
- To explain how and why new ideas and technologies spread
- To understand the adoption process of innovations
- To control relationships between principals and agents
Which theory explains how pressures from an organization’s external environment can influence the adoption of certain practices and actions?
Which theory explains how pressures from an organization’s external environment can influence the adoption of certain practices and actions?
Which theory is used to describe a technology-based and innovation-oriented approach to environmental policy and politics?
Which theory is used to describe a technology-based and innovation-oriented approach to environmental policy and politics?
What is the primary focus of agency theory?
What is the primary focus of agency theory?
What is the primary purpose of big data analytics?
What is the primary purpose of big data analytics?
What is the definition of a theory according to Bacharach?
What is the definition of a theory according to Bacharach?
What is the primary purpose of theoretical statements?
What is the primary purpose of theoretical statements?
What is the definition of organizational theory?
What is the definition of organizational theory?
What is the focus of Actor-Network Theory (ANT)?
What is the focus of Actor-Network Theory (ANT)?
What is a characteristic of every theory?
What is a characteristic of every theory?
